HIGH SLAVES EXPLAINED

(because we get asked about it a lot...)

 

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The role of high slave is one referred to in SL Gor but rarely played as intended.  It is basically a slave of great value whether it be for her leadership skills amongst the other slaves, one beloved by a man of a high caste or some other attribute or skill.  She is a privileged slave so accordingly she is given more latitude in terms of dress and mannerisms:  The High Slave often wears sandals and may not ask permission to speak.  In many ways a high slave is similar to that of a courtesan and/or concubine and may be used by others to gain influence upon her Master.

 

When discussing the role of High Slave the concept of the “princess slave” may creep into the conversation. “Princess slave” is derogatory term referring to a role player who acts a bit like a spoiled and pampered brat whether it be in character or out of character.  A High Slave can be a “Princess Slave” but they do not necessarily go hand in hand.  She may not also be the “love slave” meaning the slave so loved by her Master.  Overall, the role of high slave is about her status among the community versus her behavior or her relationship with her Master.  Ena from Captive of Gor is an excellent example of the leader type High Slave and one I would love to emulate in this role.

 

Body Adornments are also an indication of the High Slave.  She is often allowed jewelry beyond the simple “bina” or beads of the common slave.  Overall her clothing is of much higher quality but must always be revealing in nature whether it be her décolletage, her legs or even just her shoulders.  A high slave rarely dresses as a Free Woman.

 

Regardless of status though, the High Slave must always remember her place:  She is simply a slave who could in heartbeat be stripped of her status amongst the chain for no reason other than it is the wishes of her Master.

 

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GOREAN NOVEL REFERENCES

 

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"In these quarters, amidst her cushions and silks, surrounded by her jewel boxes, attended by female slaves assigned to her for her own use, to whom she was absolute mistress, she held sway almost as might have a Ubara. Comfortably secure in the favor of her powerful and highborn master, esteemed and pampered, she though only a slave, gathered power about herself." Mercenaries, pg. 158

 

"It had to do with, doubtless, being a captain's woman, being, I supposed, a high slave, and such. Perhaps when she was on deck she was even clothed, not set to scrubbing naked, and such.... Indeed, on deck she might even have been robed and veiled." Guardsman of Gor

 

"It is not unknown for free men to cultivate a high slave, hoping that she will influence her master in their behalf. She may thus enjoy a genuine measure of power, and permit herself an exercise of will and voice unusual in a lower slave, playing with the ambitions and hopes of sycophants, soliciting gifts for her favors, and so on." Magicians of Gor

 

“I was thinking in terms of the high slave, one of great value, one who might even expect sandals, to say nothing of costly, if revealing, silks, and perhaps even a golden collar.” - Witness of Gor pg 234

 

“Not as a high slave, clothed in jewelries and shimmering silks, tastefully bound, is she to be conducted to the site of her performance, some aristocratic banquet…” - Guardsman of Gor, p. 26

 

“She did not wear the brief work tunic of the other girls. I gathered she was high girl in the camp and that I, and the other girls, would have to obey her. It is not uncommon, where several girls are concerned, to put a woman over them.”

Captive of Gor     Book 7     Page 267

 

“. . . in a group of female slaves, for example, in a pleasure gardens, a fortress or a tavern, there will usually be a girl appointed First Girl. Indeed, if there is a large number of slaves, there are sometimes hierarchies of "first girls," lower-level first girls reporting to higher-level first girls, and so on. The lower-level slaves will commonly address their first girl as "Mistress." Magicians of Gor     Book 25     Page 123